At 6:24 p.m. a 21-year-old city resident was out walking near Passaic and West Hanover Streets when an unknown vehicle pulled up and the passenger of the vehicle fired several shots, with one striking the victim in the torso. The victim was driven by a friend to the Capital Health Regional Medical Center, where he immediately was admitted for emergency surgery.

The victim survived the surgery and remains in critical condition. Det. Edward Cunningham is investigating the shooting.